Briggsdale, Colorado

Briggsdale is an unincorporated community, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Briggsdale post office has the ZIP Code 80611.^[6] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Briggsdale CDP was 134.^[5]

Briggsdale, Colorado
census-designated place
A church in Briggsdale.
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Coordinates: 40.6347°N 104.3269°W / 40.6347; -104.3269 (Briggsdale, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Weld[2]
Established	1909[3]
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
• Body	Weld County[2]
Area [4]
• Total	0.650 sq mi (1.683 km2)
• Land	0.650 sq mi (1.683 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [1]	4,866 ft (1,483 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	134
• Density	210/sq mi (80/km2)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]	80611
Area code	970
GNIS pop ID	180494
GNIS CDP ID	2805927
FIPS code	08-08620

History

Briggsdale was established in 1909.^[3] The town was named for Frank N. Briggs, a farmer and one of the founders.^[3] The Briggsdale, Colorado, post office opened on August 1, 1910.^[7]

Geography

Briggsdale is located at coordinates 40.6347°N 104.3269°W / 40.6347; -104.3269 (Briggsdale, Colorado) at an elevation of 4,866 feet (1,483 m).^[1]

At the 2020 United States Census, the Briggsdale CDP had an area of 416 acres (1.683 km²), all land.^[4]

Climate

Climate data for Briggsdale, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1963–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	71 (22)	74 (23)	81 (27)	89 (32)	96 (36)	102 (39)	106 (41)	103 (39)	99 (37)	89 (32)	78 (26)	75 (24)	106 (41)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	61.0 (16.1)	64.5 (18.1)	74.4 (23.6)	80.8 (27.1)	89.6 (32.0)	95.2 (35.1)	99.7 (37.6)	97.4 (36.3)	92.9 (33.8)	83.6 (28.7)	71.9 (22.2)	61.5 (16.4)	100.4 (38.0)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	41.4 (5.2)	44.3 (6.8)	54.8 (12.7)	62.0 (16.7)	71.3 (21.8)	83.1 (28.4)	90.0 (32.2)	87.1 (30.6)	78.8 (26.0)	64.9 (18.3)	50.8 (10.4)	40.8 (4.9)	64.1 (17.8)
Daily mean °F (°C)	25.5 (−3.6)	28.4 (−2.0)	38.1 (3.4)	45.9 (7.7)	56.0 (13.3)	66.7 (19.3)	73.1 (22.8)	70.4 (21.3)	61.2 (16.2)	47.9 (8.8)	34.5 (1.4)	25.1 (−3.8)	47.7 (8.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	9.7 (−12.4)	12.6 (−10.8)	21.4 (−5.9)	29.8 (−1.2)	40.7 (4.8)	50.4 (10.2)	56.2 (13.4)	53.7 (12.1)	43.6 (6.4)	31.0 (−0.6)	18.2 (−7.7)	9.4 (−12.6)	31.4 (−0.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	−9.6 (−23.1)	−5.9 (−21.1)	4.0 (−15.6)	16.1 (−8.8)	26.8 (−2.9)	38.4 (3.6)	47.4 (8.6)	45.3 (7.4)	30.4 (−0.9)	12.5 (−10.8)	−0.8 (−18.2)	−8.0 (−22.2)	−16.8 (−27.1)
Record low °F (°C)	−30 (−34)	−33 (−36)	−20 (−29)	4 (−16)	16 (−9)	20 (−7)	33 (1)	33 (1)	17 (−8)	−18 (−28)	−17 (−27)	−38 (−39)	−38 (−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.15 (3.8)	0.23 (5.8)	0.76 (19)	1.49 (38)	2.08 (53)	2.08 (53)	1.75 (44)	1.98 (50)	1.26 (32)	0.87 (22)	0.43 (11)	0.35 (8.9)	13.43 (340.5)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	2.4 (6.1)	2.3 (5.8)	3.8 (9.7)	1.2 (3.0)	0.3 (0.76)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.25)	1.6 (4.1)	2.8 (7.1)	4.3 (11)	18.8 (47.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	2.0	2.3	3.3	4.8	8.8	7.4	7.0	7.1	4.8	4.4	3.1	2.6	57.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	1.4	1.6	1.6	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	1.4	2.3	10.1
Source 1: NOAA[8]
Source 2: National Weather Service[9]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Briggsdale CDP for the United States Census 2020.

Briggsdale CDP, Colorado

Year	Pop.	±%
2020	134	—
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

• Geography portal
• History portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• • Front Range Urban Corridor
  • Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • List of census-designated places in Colorado
  • List of populated places in Colorado
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